Monthly Archives: June 2007

i am hanging out at new bellevue in silverlake recording with tony. we’re rocking the laptop, and it’s handling audio and logic really smoothly. i am really happy with the sounds we are getting with a pair of mikes. i … Continue reading →

about to drop off to sleep and saw this piece. The Bank for International Settlements, the world’s most prestigious financial body, has warned that years of loose monetary policy has fuelled a dangerous credit bubble, leaving the global economy more … Continue reading →

“Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it.” – Leonardo Da Vinci i have started thinking about building a house. one month from today i leave for costa rica, and if all goes according to plan i … Continue reading →

one of my favorite finance blogs is written by a vice president at a NY leveraged buyout firm posting anonymously at “going private”. her snarky sarcasm coupled with a friendly familiar tone with the audience make for some genuinely entertaining … Continue reading →

i booked a flight to costa rica from LA. return flight is late october. i’m heading down with my old friend and former bandmate marc  and the plan is to rent an apartment while we build a house / recording … Continue reading →

is anyone else having serious problems with ichat since they installed the safari beta? it happened to my friend phil, and the same things started happening to me when i installed it. there is serious lag on chat text, it … Continue reading →

pfizer has started selling a drug for dog obesity. they estimate that 40% of american dogs are overweight. i guess diseases of affluence are communicable to your pets.

i had a wrong-number caller and now i can’t get back to sleep. i surfed around and read an article on yahoo finance with a quote that seems a little questionable. it’s about people on the sidelines of the real … Continue reading →

i am sitting outside on one of the pool chairs in the dark looking up at the sky. this is not the lowest light pollution environment i have ever been in, but i can see many many stars. i can … Continue reading →

there is a scrap going on in the mortgage market that is pretty interesting. i’m not an expert, but this is a simplified explanation as i understand it (the actual markets and products are extremely complicated, for example tranches are … Continue reading →